Sluggish vs Sloppy - What's the difference?
sluggish | sloppy |
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
Imprecise or loose.
As adjectives the difference between sluggish and sloppy
is that sluggish is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man while sloppy is very wet; covered in or composed of slop.sluggish
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect . --
- Matter, being impotent, sluggish , and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself . -- Woodward
- Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy.
Quotations
* So sluggish a conceit . --Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* sluggishnesssloppy
English
Adjective
(er)- The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
- The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
- A sloppy''' measurement''; ''a '''sloppy fit!
